https://rvanews.com All the news, none of that gross newsprint feel Tue, 10 Nov 2020 02:23:10 +0000 en-US https://rvanews.com/z_legacy/op-ed/how-smart-is-richmond/22149?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+Readership Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:00:43 +0000 Valerie Catrow http://rvanews.com/?p=22149 <p style = "text-align:center"></p><p>The Daily Beast <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-04/americas-smartest-cities---from-first-to-worst/?cid=hp:mostpopular1">recently ranked</a> 55 of American's largest cities based on the intelligence* of their residents.</p><p><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-04/americas-smartest-cities---from-first-to-worst/?cid=bs:archive9#gallery=787;page=29">Richmond grabbed 27th place</a>, tying with <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-04/americas-smartest-cities---from-first-to-worst/?cid=bs:archive9#gallery=787;page=27">Pittsburgh</a> and <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-04/americas-smartest-cities---from-first-to-worst/?cid=bs:archive9#gallery=787;page=28">Los Angeles</a>... the middle of the list, but somewhat respectable.</p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-04/americas-smartest-cities---from-first-to-worst/?cid=hp:mostpopular1#gallery=787;page=1">Raleigh-Durham, NC</a> nabbed the top spot while<a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-04/americas-smartest-cities---from-first-to-worst/?cid=hp:mostpopular1#gallery=787;page=55"> Fresno, CA</a> scored last place by a landslide.</p><p><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-04/americas-smartest-cities---from-first-to-worst/?cid=hp:mostpopular1">See the entire list here</a>.</p><p><small>For more on what factors they used to determine each city's intelligence, stop by the <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-10-04/americas-smartest-cities---from-first-to-worst/?cid=hp:mostpopular1">original post</a>. I wanted to break it down for you here, but I wasn't quite smart enough. I mean, I *am* from Richmond.</small></p><p><br />Ho there, reader of RSS feeds! Do you ever want to support RVANews in a real and tangible way? Or at least pay a small penance for reading ad-free content? If so, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/rvanews">support us on Patreon for a couple bucks a month</a>!</p>